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Sometimes
the best idea's are right there in front of us... I can't be the only
person to ever get annoyed by all the wires that spew out of a power supply, or
how endlessly long they can be. A neat freak can drive himself bonkers trying to
find a place to tuck all the extra wire without cutting off circulation or creating a
mound of spaghetti. I've even done my own trim job on
several power supplies by simply cutting off the excess wires that I (at the
time) thought I would never need again.
The box
top of the Antec NeoPower 480, aside from the obvious Matrix overtones,
clearly shows the power supply's greatest innovative feature. No, not the use of
a single 120mm fan to provide cooling. How about the five connectors that allow
you to pick and choose as many, or as few, power lines as you wish. You only see
four? There is one hiding that we'll get to in my own photo-shoot. With the
NeoPower 480, Antec has
opened their own door towards product firsts. The NeoPower is the first Antec power supply to feature
Active Power Fluctuation Control, use a 120mm fan for cooling, and support the ATX 2.0 12V standard.
NeoPower 480 Specifications
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AC Input |
100-240 VAC ±10% 47~63 Hz
/ 8A current draw |
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DC Line |
+3.3V
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+5V
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+12V
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+12V
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-12V
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+5Vsb
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Max Output |
30A
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38A
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18A
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16A
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1A
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2A
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Min Load |
0.3A
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0.4A
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0.4A
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0.3A
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0
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0
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Regulation |
±3%
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±3%
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±3%
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±3%
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±5%
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±5%
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Ripple & Noise |
50mV
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50mV
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120mV
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120mV
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120mV
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50mV
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Max Power |
99W
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190W
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216W
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192W
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12W
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10W
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384W
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460W
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22W
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With plenty of power available on the rails, the NeoPower 480 is more than
suitable for the latest generation of high-demand video cards.
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